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Southern California Appellate News
Collateral order doctrine opinion
4/3 issued a published opinion on Tuesday about the collateral order doctrine. The appellant ha appealed from an order denying a summary judgment motion. But we all know “An order…
Tort Talk
Issues of Fact Prevent Entry of Summary Judgment in Slip and Fall Case
In the case of Spruill v. Dreher Ave. Holdings, No. 6444-CV-2021 (C.P. Monroe Co. April 17, 2023 Zulick, J.), the court denied a property owner’s Motion for Summary Judgment in…
Appellate Advocacy Blog
Supreme Court Rules Purely Legal Issues from Summary Judgment Remain Available for Appeal
Federal law limits appeals to “final decisions of the district courts.” 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The limitation on reviewing final dispositions presupposes that an appeal of a final judgment “brings…
Supreme Court Update
Tyler v. Hennepin County (No. 22-166), Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 21-454), Dupree v. Younger (No. 22-210)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
Hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We’re back with summaries of Thursday’s three decisions: Tyler v. Hennepin County (No. 22-166), in which the Court unanimously held that a…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Things Not To Do When Filing A Motion For Summary Judgment In The NC Business Court
Can you file a Motion for Summary Judgment too soon? The Plaintiffs in Wright v. LoRusso, 2023 NCBC 34 did exactly that, and were called out by Business…
NJ Family Legal Blog
From Dog Bites to Divorce: Differing Interpretations of Jewish Law Cannot Defeat a Motion for Summary Judgment
By Eliana Baer
While not my usual blogging fare, a recent case dealing with a discrete issue of Jewish law arising in the context of a dog bite case caught my eye because…
E2 Law Blog
Using Florida’s Amended Summary Judgment Standard as a Weapon to Win
By David B. Weinstein, Christopher Torres, Kayli D. Smendec
The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure aim “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.” For a corporate defendant, the difficulty of obtaining summary judgment in…
Recreation Law
Sinu v. Concordia Univ., 313 Neb. 218 (Neb. 2023)
313 Neb. 218 KONRAD SINU AND LIDIA SZURLEJ, APPELLANTS. v. CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, APPELLEE. No. S-21-959 Supreme Court of Nebraska January 13, 2023 1. Summary Judgment: Appeal and Error. An appellate…
Litigation Finance Journal
Burford-Funded Lawsuit Against Argentina Secures Summary Judgement
By John Freund
The prolonged timescale of litigation is regularly cited as a barrier to entry for some investors, with the uncertain duration of any case making it difficult to predict when those…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
The Advice Was Bad, No, It Was Good
Mazzone v Alonso, Andalkar & Facher, P.C. 2023 NY Slip Op 01746 Decided on March 30, 2023 Appellate Division, First Department shows us that summary judgment in favor of plaintiff…